Crime Line - Hampton/newport News

Police are trying to identify a person who assaulted a jogger in the Northampton area about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.

The 26-year-old was jogging at Lowden Hunt Drive and Concord Drive near Christopher Kraft Elementary School when she was approached from behind by an assailant.

The man tried to drag the woman by her hair into a wooded area, but she freed herself. Several neighbors who heard her screams chased the man until they lost him in the woods.

The attacker was described as a white male, late teens to early 20s, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall. He was wearing blue jeans and a white mask with pre-cut holes for the eyes and nose.

If you know the identity of this person or have information that will help investigators, call Crime Line at 722-9800.

NEWPORT NEWS

Detectives are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman April 13.

The woman was walking through the parking lot at 731 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. about 10:15 p.m. when she saw a man fall to the ground. When she went to check on him, he grabbed her and forced her behind the building, where he beat and sexually assaulted her, police said.

The suspect was described as a white male, 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. He had greasy blonde hair combed back and a mustache.

Police said the victim bit the man on the left side of his face.

If you have any information concerning this attack or know this man, call Crime Line at 245-0755.